Battles won – and lost – against AIDS hold valuable lessons for managing COVID-19
World AIDS Day this year finds us still deep amid another pandemic – COVID-19. The highly infectious novel coronavirus has swept across the world, devastating...
Christmas coming early: There’s never been a right time to put up the decorations
In the words of Perry Como’s classic, “it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas”. The pandemic has got many yearning for a little...
BTS ‘Dynamite’ costumes to light up U.S. music charity auction
LOS ANGELES — The K-pop band members of BTS are offering up their outfits from the music video of their hit single "Dynamite" to the highest bidder...
Doc Adam warns public vs Doc Farrah’s dietary supplements tagged by FDA as unregistered
Australian doctor Adam Smith or "Doc Adam" considered it a victory when the Philippine Food and Drug Administration warned the public against selling and...
South Koreans, Chinese clash on social media over Chinese-style Kimchi winning international certificate
SEOUL — China's efforts to win an international certification for Pao Cai, a pickled vegetable dish from Sichuan, is turning into a social media showdown...
Charlie Dizon on spotlight with young ‘Teddie’ portrayal in ‘Four Sisters Before the Wedding’...
Actress Charlie Dizon stole the spotlight with a glimpse of her portrayal of the young version of Theodora "Teddie" Salazar in the newly-released trailer...
Duterte extends partial coronavirus curbs in Metro Manila to end of 2020
MANILA — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said that partial coronavirus restrictions will remain in the capital region until the end of the year,...
‘There’s always a Christmas song’: The Itchyworms drops two Yuletide-themed originals
A few weeks before Christmas Day, Filipino pop-rock quartet The Itchyworms dropped two Christmas songs to uplift the fans’ spirits during the pandemic.
The band...
AFP called out for posing for photo with remains of suspected armed combatant
The military was called out after a photo of some of its members posing with the remains of a suspected female armed combatant who...
Stolen centuries-old Sto. Niño image returns home
The centuries-old image of the child Jesus finally reached his home parish in Southern Leyte province on Saturday, more than three decades after it...
3 reasons for information exhaustion – and what to do about it
An endless flow of information is coming at us constantly: It might be an article a friend shared on Facebook with a sensational headline...
Physio, chiro, osteo and myo: what’s the difference and which one should I get?
Many of us might not be as fit as we were before the pandemic hit, and as community sport restarts and gyms reopen across...
Why you need to stay home this Christmas – public health expert
In early November, the UK government put England into its second coronavirus lockdown. With rising infections nationally, strained health services and the threat of...
Gov’t officials reminded to become COVID-19 protocols ‘role models’ after Roque seen in Cebu...
Authorities called on the government officials to serve as role models in observing minimum health protocols amid the coronavirus pandemic after presidential spokesperson Harry...
Biker dog ‘Bogie’ thrills fans as he cruises Philippine highways
IMUS, Philippines — With his black sports jacket, reflective aviator sunglasses and bespoke orange helmet with holes so his ears can stick out, Bogie the dog sure is one...